Buckovetz

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

7 DENNIS M. BUCKOVETZ, Case No.: 18-cv-2736-MDD-KSC 8 Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING v. DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO

DISMISS FOR LACK OF

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT

JURISDICTION

OF THE NAVY,

Defendant. [ECF No. 34]

Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, or for Summary Judgment. (ECF No. 34). Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7.1(d)(1), the Court finds that oral argument is not necessary and will decide the matter on the briefs. For the reasons set forth below, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff’s First Amended Complaint for lack of jurisdiction and DENIES Defendant’s Motion for 20 Summary Judgment as moot.

I. PROCEDURAL HISTORY

22 Plaintiff Dennis M. Buckovetz, proceeding pro se, filed a First Amended 23 Complaint (“FAC”) against the United States Department of the Navy 24 alleging Defendant violated the Freedom of Information Act (“FOIA”), 5…